SUMMARY
The aim of this research was to determine the engineering and technology perceptions of middle school students. Descriptive survey model was used during the research. The study group consisted of 100 middle school students (52 male, 48 female) receiving education in a district state middle school in Aegean Region of Turkey. Two questionnaires titled “What is engineering” and “What is technology” were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistical methods and content analysis were used during data analysis. Research results showed that, the majority of middle school students perceived engineers as construction workers that perform heavy works at outdoor environments or as mechanics that repair vehicles. While defining engineers, students mostly referred that engineers use of materials such as electrical devices, heavy equipment, cables and plans. As a result, it was found out that students are lack of the concept of engineering and they have a misunderstanding in engineering.In the research students were found to have an inadequate perception of technology as well. Most of the students perceived technology as electrically driven devices, and few related hand-made products to the concept of technology. It has been determined that the students' perception of engineering and technology in terms of grade level and gender did not display any differences. The obtained results are expected to contribute to the related literature, educators and researchers particularly for Turkish educational system in which STEM education has gained importance.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu arastirmanin amaci ortaokul ögrencilerinin mühendislik ve teknoloji algilarinin belirlenmesidir. Arastirmada betimsel tarama modeli kullanilmistir. Arastirmanin çalisma grubunu, Türkiye’nin Ege bölgesinde yer alan bir ilçedeki devlet okulunda ögrenim görmekte olan 100 ortaokul ögrencisi (52 erkek, 48 kiz) olusturmustur. Arastirmada veri toplama araci olarak “Mühendislik Nedir?” ve “Teknoloji Nedir?” isimli iki anket kullanilmistir. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistik yöntemleri ve içerik analizinden yararlanilmistir. Arastirma sonucunda ortaokul ögrencilerinin çogunlugunun mühendisleri açik alanlarda çalisan ve agir isler yapan insaat isçileri ya da araçlari tamir eden tamirci olarak algiladiklari sonucu elde edilmistir. Ögrenciler mühendisleri tanimlarken elektrik malzemeleri, is makineleri, kablo ve plan kullandiklarini ifade etmistir. Sonuç olarak ögrencilerin mühendislik algilarinin yetersiz oldugu ve mühendislikle ilgili yanlis kavramalarinin olduguna ulasilmistir. Arastirmada ögrencilerin teknoloji algilari da oldukça yetersiz bulunmustur. Ögrencilerin büyük bir kismi, elektrikle çalisan aletleri teknoloji olarak algilamakta, çok azi insan eliyle yapilan aletlerin teknoloji oldugunu düsünmektedir. Ögrencilerin mühendislik ve teknoloji algilarinin sinif düzeyi ve cinsiyete göre anlamli bir farklilik göstermedigi belirlenmistir. FeTeMM egitiminin önem kazandigi Türkiye’de arastirmadan elde edilen sonuçlarin ilgili alan yazina, egitimcilere ve arastirmacilara katki saglayacagi düsünülmektedir.